CHAN 2024: Ticketing scam rocks matches staged in Kenya
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Reading Time: 2min | Thu. 07.08.25. | 11:33
Fans are urged to double-check the website address and avoid third-party vendors not listed by the official organisers
Ticketing for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) Group A matches in Kenya has been rocked by a scam after fraudsters cloned the official ticketing website to dupe unsuspecting fans.
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Several supporters are feared to have lost their hard-earned money after buying fake tickets from the fraudulent platform.
The scam website, moohk.co.ke, is a deceptive replica of the official portal mookh.com. The only difference lies in a subtle change in the domain, a detail easily missed by many.
Unfortunately, tickets purchased through the fake site will not grant holders access to the stadium, leaving victims stranded and disappointed at the gates.
One of the major red flags is the availability of tickets for already sold-out matches such as Kenya vs Angola and Kenya vs Morocco, set for Thursday and Sunday, respectively, at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.
Authorities have since launched investigations with efforts underway to trace and apprehend those behind the scam. Fans are urged to double-check the website address and avoid third-party vendors not listed by the official organisers.
This is not just a local issue. Fake ticket scams have plagued global sporting events for years. During the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, an international ticketing syndicate came to light just as Germany and France prepared for a highly anticipated quarter-final.
Authorities revealed that thousands of tickets worth millions of dollars had been sold illegally, some allegedly linked to a FIFA insider.
French Algerian national Mohamadou Lamine Fofana, believed to be the ringleader, was arrested, but further investigations showed he was part of a broader operation involving intermediaries at Match Hospitality, FIFA’s official hospitality partner.
More recently, ahead of the 2024 FA Cup final between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Wembley, several fans were turned away after unknowingly buying counterfeit tickets online.
The same scenario played out during the UEFA Champions League final between Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain back in May.
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States set to become the biggest in history, with over five million fans expected to attend, cybersecurity experts are already sounding the alarm.
“There’s bound to be a spike in fake ticket operations,” warns Frank Moreno, CMO at digital security firm Entersekt. “Large-scale events are magnets for fraud, especially when demand outpaces supply.”
Authorities have since advised fans to purchase CHAN matchday tickets from the single trusted vendor, with the website’s address available on CAF’s official portal.
